After a devastating professional betrayal, ex-lawyer Samara has rebuilt her life from the ground up – trading courtrooms for creativity as the owner of her own event-planning business.

When her longtime friend hires her to plan her parents’ lavish 40th wedding anniversary celebration aboard a luxury yacht in tropical Queensland, Samara thinks it’s the perfect job… until she discovers the charter captain is Nate, the former colleague she blames for destroying her career. Forced together at sea, their stubborn banter gives way to undeniable chemistry neither can ignore.

Love on Deck is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Colin Budds (A Vintage Christmas, Home and Away), whose career spans more than four decades across film and television, and written by Ansley Gordon (A Royal Setting, Melt My Heart This Christmas) with story by Sophie Tilsen (A Royal in Paradise),

Love on Deck marks their latest collaboration with Jaggi Entertainment in the romance genre audience they have grown to love. 

The film is produced by Steve Jaggi and Kyle Lema, continuing Jaggi Entertainment’s commitment to delivering commercially driven stories designed for both local and global audiences who love romance.

Love on Deck is coming to Australian cinemas on November 5, 2026.

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